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NVIDIA GeForce 310

Graphics processor Released Nov 27, 2009

Video memory: 512 MB
Memory bus: 64 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 5.33 GB/s

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 310

11.83^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 310

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 310

56.47^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 310

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 310

25.56^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 310

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 310

22.06^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 310

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Texturing OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 310

3,532^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 310

Host configuration not reported.

ALU 2Windows / OpenGL / 1280 x 1024 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 310

14.99^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 310

Host configuration not reported.

Driver Overhead 2Windows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 310

59.61^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 310

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 310

9.40^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 310

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexWindows / OpenGL / 1280 x 1024 / onscreen · fps

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 310

25.91^* fps

NVIDIA GeForce 310

Host configuration not reported.

TexturingWindows / OpenGL / 1280 x 1024 / onscreen · MTexels/s

Higher is better.

NVIDIA GeForce 310

3,295^* MTexels/s

NVIDIA GeForce 310

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark61^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark122^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark473^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark203^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: Tesla 2.0^*
Manufacturing process: TSMC 40 nm
Process node: 40 nm^*
GPU cores: 16^*
GPU base clock: 589 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
Video memory: 512 MB^*
Reported chip die area: 57 mm²^*
Transistors: 260 million^*
Graphics processor: GT218S^*
Texture mapping units: 8^*
Raster output units: 4^*
Streaming multiprocessors: 2^*
Chip foundry: TSMC^*
Card or module format: Single-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 31 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 200 W^*
External power connectors: None^*
DirectX / feature level: 11.1 (10_1)^*
OpenGL: 3.3^*
OpenCL: 1.1^*
CUDA compute capability: 1.2^*
Shader model: 4.1^*
GPU L2 cache: 32 KB^*

GPU configurations

0.5 GB / DDR2 / 64-bit / GT218-300-A2
Capacity
512 MB
Rated memory bandwidth
5.33 GB/s
Chip variant
GT218-300-A2
Reference clock
589 MHz
Memory bus
64 bit
Rated power
31 W
Power specification
TDP
Technology
DDR2

Memory & storage

Memory options: 512^*
Video memory: 512 MB
Video memory type: DDR2
Memory bus: 64 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 5.33 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 31 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
GFLOPS: 44.8^* GFLOPS
TDP: 30.5^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: GeForce 310^*
Year: 2009^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 260^*
Die size: 57^*
Memory size: 512^*
Memory speed: 8^*

Specifications 2 · 24 fields

proc transistors: 260 million^*
proc die size: 57^* mm²
cores: 16^*
sm count: 2^*
memory clock: 790^*
ram: 512^*
name: NVIDIA GeForce 310^*
ram type: DDR3^*
bus width: 64^*
bus interface: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 12.64^* GB/s
fp32 performance: 0.0449^*
tdp: 31^* W
suggested psu: 200^* W
slot width: Single-slot^*
api cuda: 1.2^*
is retail board: Yes^*
gpi value: 0.28^*
vendor: nvd^*
manufacturer: NVIDIA^*
arch name: Tesla 2.0^*
card release date: 2009-11-27^*
proc foundry: TSMC^*
proc process size: 40^* nm

Specifications 3 · 34 fields

CUDA compute capability

1.2^*

DirectX / feature level

11.1 (10_1)^*

OpenCL

1.1^*

OpenGL

3.3^*

Shader model

4.1^*

Architecture

Tesla 2.0^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Memory bus

64^* bit

Reported shader processors

16^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

0.0449^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

32 KB^*

Reported display outputs

1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x VGA^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

2.356 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

None^*

Reported chip die area

57 mm²^*

Chip foundry

TSMC^*

Process node declaration

40 nm^*

Transistors

260 million^*

Graphics processor

GT218S^*

Reported video memory

512^* MB

Rated memory bandwidth

12.64 GB/s^*

Video memory type

DDR3^*

Raster output units

4^*

Reported shading units

16^*

Card or module format

Single-slot^*

Streaming multiprocessors

2^*

Suggested system PSU

200 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

31 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

4.712 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

8^*

GPU cores

16^*

Video memory

512^* MB

Video memory type

DDR3^*

Specifications 4 · 10 fields

model

GeForce 310^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 310^*

core config

16:8:4:2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 310^*

tdp watts

31.0^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 310^*

manufacturer

Nvidia^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 310^*

launch date

2009-11-27 00:00:00.000000000^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 310^*

code name

GT218-300-A2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 310^*

fab nm

TSMC 40 nm^* nm

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 310^*

die size mm2

57.0^* mm²

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 310^*

bus interface

PCIe 2.0 x16^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 310^*

core clock mhz

589.0^* MHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

model: GeForce 310^*

Specifications 5 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: Nvidia^*
GFLOPS: 44.8^* GFLOPS
TDP: 30.5^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: GeForce 310^*
Year: 2009^*
Fab: 40^*
Transistors (mln): 260^*
Die size: 57^*
Memory size: 512^*
Memory speed: 8^*

Specifications 6 · 9 fields

name: GeForce 310^*
price: $108.35*^*
3dmark: 203^*
value: 1.87^*
2dmark: 473^*
tdp: 30.5^*
powerperf: 6^*
test: Jan 2010^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 7 · 9 fields

gpuName

GeForce 310^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

122^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

61^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

price

108.35^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

gpuValue

1.12^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

30.5^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

3.99^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,010^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

* Provisional data